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The Cantonese word gaam siu - 减少 - gaam2 siu2
(to reduce in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

gaam2 siu2

English translations

to reduce,
to decrease, to lessen, to lower, to cut down

Chinese characters:

减少
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减少 (gaam2 siu2) is composed of these characters: 减, 少
减少 ( gaam siu / gaam2 siu2 ) in traditional characters
減少

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to subtract  |  less
减少 ( gaam siu / gaam2 siu2 ) belongs to the 3000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 1100)
More words that mean to reduce in Cantonese
coi4 ( 裁 ), gaam2 ( 减 ), gong3 dai1 ( 降低 ), saat3 ( 杀 )

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